Smoothjazz
Active member
During the time off I did some testing and experimenting, and found that with longer lenses (150mm + 2x Tele in particular) on the Phase XF, my Gitzo leveling base was causing some subtle unsharpness or blurriness. This was seen with mirror up and using Electronic Shutter, and taking all the precautions possible.
I use the 5 series Gitzo tripod and the Arca cube, and found this was happening consistently; I attribute it to some micro-vibrations transferred through the leveling base. Have you tested the RRS for this at all?
I have since taken the leveling base out of my tripod set-up, and this seems to help.
I use the 5 series Gitzo tripod and the Arca cube, and found this was happening consistently; I attribute it to some micro-vibrations transferred through the leveling base. Have you tested the RRS for this at all?
I have since taken the leveling base out of my tripod set-up, and this seems to help.
Well after following this thread for ages I have finally "leveled" up my tripod situation to the heaviest I will ever need. I'll admit that my choice of Cube and RRS Series 4 legs are a few years behind the times and if I truly want to stay current I clearly need to add some Novoflex parts to the kit, but all in all I'm loving it! I previously was using a Gitzo 2 series with a bunch of ball heads and an Arca L60 leveller. I love the L60 (it looks hilarious at the apex of the 4 series!) and with the RRS leveling bowl it is enough for most shots, but not if I need to point the camera right at the ground. The Cube's "90 degree mode" is outstanding for that!
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